Stearic acid

Alternative Name(s)

1-Heptadecanecarboxylate
1-Heptadecanecarboxylic acid
N-Octadecanoate
N-Octadecanoic acid
Octadecanoate
Octadecanoic acid
Stearate
Stearex Beads
Stearic acid
Stearic acid Cherry
Stearophanate
Stearophanic acid
C18:0

IUPAC Name – Octadecanoic acid

Empirical Formula – C₁₈H₃₆O₂

Molecular Weight – 284.48

Exact Mass – 284.27

Elemental Analysis – C, 76.00; H, 12.76; O, 11.25

Stearic acid Compound Image

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Concentration analysis (mg/kg)

Wastewater
Virgin oil (IOC)

2.0[1]

0.50 – 5.00

External Links

ChEBI ID - 28842
PubChem CID - 5281
HMDB - HMBD00827
LIPID MAPS - LMFA01010018

Classification

Category - Fatty acyls
Main class - Fatty acids
Sub-class - Straight chain fatty acids

References

Poerschmann, J., B. Weiner, and I. Baskyr, Organic compounds in olive mill wastewater and in solutions resulting from hydrothermal carbonization of the wastewater. Chemosphere, 2013. 92(11): p. 1472-82.